Edwin "Steve" Croker

Hotchkiss resident, Edwin "Steve" Croker, passed away Tuesday, May 29, 2018, at his home in Hotchkiss, Colo. Steve was 75 years old.

A celebration of life will be held June 23 at 3 p.m. at his home. Bring your favorite dish and story.

Edwin Stephen Croker was born April 5, 1943, to Edwin T. and Mildred H. (Freiling) Croker in Multnomah County, Ore. He spent his childhood and attended schools in Delta, Colo., graduating from Delta High School in 1961. After high school Steve worked for a few years before joining the United States Air Force where he served as a flight engineer during the Vietnam War.

On April 1, 1989, Steve married his high school sweetheart, Mary Patricia Wood in Denver, Colo.

Steve was a jack of all trades who enjoyed building birdhouses, fishing, hunting, camping, classic country, westerns, and was known to be a dog whisperer.